Medical Doctor arraigned for killing FRSC official

Medical Doctor appeared in court for killing FRSC official.

A medical doctor, Olagunju Adesola, was on Wednesday arraigned by Ondo State Police Command before an Akure Magistrate’s Court for allegedly killing an official of the state sector command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC).

Naija News gathered that Adesola was arraigned on one count of reckless driving.

It was learnt that the doctor allegedly hit and killed the FRSC officer, Samuel Abolusoro, who was on duty on the Ilesha-Akure Expressway at the FUTA North Gate area on November 26, 2017.

The charge read, “That you, Olagunju Adesola, on November 25, 2017, at about 8am, along the Ilesha-Akure Expressway, at the FUTA North gate area, Akure, in the Akure Magisterial District, being a driver in charge of a Toyota Matrix with number plate, APP 87 DF, drove same on a public highway in a manner which was dangerous, and cause an accident that led to the death of one Abolusoro Samuel, a FRSC official who was on official duty, thereby committing an offence contrary to Section 18(5) and punishable under Section 81 (1) RTC CAP III Vol. 6, Law of Ondo State of Nigeria, 2006.”

The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.

The magistrate, Mr. D.O. Awodeyi, granted the accused bail in the sum of N1m with one surety in like sum and adjourned the case till February 1, 2018 for further hearing.